Getting motivated

You want to make games, but you just can't find the motivation? Maybe you need inspiration? Here's where we'll have a list of resources to get you motivated towards making your game.

Finishing your games
This article by Derek Yu discusses ways to get into finishing your game, keeping up your motivation, and advice on managing your attitude: Chris Hecker speaks on why it's so important to actually finish a game as opposed to just making part of one in his piece "Please finish your game"
 * http://makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623767/finishing-a-game
 * http://chrishecker.com/Please_finish_your_game

Inspiring Videos
"My purpose is to create interactive experiences that come from the heart - worlds in which people may explore, feel, think and play." In this piece on Alec Holowka's independent game company, Infinite Ammo, Alec Holowka shares his feelings on the value of games. Video production company Blinkworks was inspired to make a feature length film, "Indie Game: The Movie", after creating this video profile. What do games do to entertain us? Are games simply meant to be "fun"? Can they do more for our lives? In this lecture style talk, Jonathan Blow discusses how games could speak to the human condition.
 * Infinite Ammo - New Media Manitoba Business Showcase

Jane McGonigal speaks on how Reality is Broken and how making reality work more like a game might make it a better place.
 * Jonathan Blow: Video Games and the Human Condition
 * http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html

Things you can do on our Wiki
Don't know have any ideas of what to make? How to make it fun? Don't know if it's fun or not? Check out our design tutorials to give you ideas on how to get ideas, how to make something cool, and how to be creative!
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Design_Tutorials

Checking out our list of games of interest can expose you to new, innovative ideas in games

Check out some programming tutorials. Maybe you'll find that it's simpler than you think to get started on making those games you wanted. Need something to listen to on the go? Check out some podcasts: Or you can participate in events to get fresh ideas or challenge yourself to make something within a deadline
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/Games_of_Interest
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/Programming_Tutorials
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/Podcasts
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/NYC_Gaming_Events
 * http://sbgd.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Competitions/Jams